Creaform, which is represented in the UK by Peterborough-based Measurement Solutions Ltd (www.measurement-solutions.co.uk), has launched the Cube-R automated dimensional-inspection solution.

This optical 3-D measuring machine uses the Creaform MetraScan 3D-R metrology scanner for parts ranging from
1 to 3m in size.

The company says that Cube-R delivers both speed and volumetric accuracy, offering a realistic and comprehensive alternative to CMMs and other robot-mounted structured-light 3-D scanners.

According to Creaform, Cube-R can inspect several hundred parts a day — even dark or reflective parts with complex geometries.

Importantly, the machine offers simultaneous operation of data acquisition and analysis in a continuous and uninterrupted measurement flow.

There is said to be no accuracy drift over time.